“Facing the devastating consequences of climate change, civil disobedience against coal is not only legitimate but the watchword of our day. RWE now tries to criminalize climate activists who stand up against one of the dirtiest of all fossil fuels: German lignite mines. Don’t be intimidated, and continue your powerful campaigns for climate justice!”

“Human rights are universal. With their emissions, the RWE contribute to the violation of the right to food, to health and to housing in other countries around the world. This makes resistance a downright obligation.”

“The RWE is attempting to stop legitimate protest by a non-violent movement seeking to prevent catastrophic climate change and the death of countless citizens from pollution. Coal is the most polluting of the fossile fuels and protest has been a citizen’s right for some 250 years–remember the Aufklarung? RWE must not prevail and Ende Gelende must continue its inspiring fight.”

“To the thousands at Ende Gelände members who risk their own future to safeguard our common future: you are heroes. When your actions keep some of the most harmful fossil fuels in the ground, you don’t just have a social licence, you also have a scientific licence. Peaceful direct action to interrupt lignite mining is in line with findings that conclude that coal needs to stay in its hole to mitigate global warming. You’re paying us all a great service and it’s us that should pay your court costs for trying to end lignite extraction at Gelande.”